Ananda Rao Email and Phone Number

• Rich Experience in IT & Telecom industry, 20+ years with Nokia, Motorola, Wipro and BPL.• Strong track record of establishing, scaling and managing global teams on 5G, 4G, SRAN, Small Cells, CDMA Projects .• Broad Expertise in Development, Verification, Automation, Deployment and Customer Support.• Excelled in various leadership roles – Senior Manager, Program Manager, Executive Customer Support, Senior Project Manager, Feature Manager, R&D Line Manager, Senior Engineering Manger etc.• Solid work experience in managing Global Customer Support, Global deployment of 5G RAN, SRAN, Small Cells and CDMA.• Have been Leader of cross-functional task force teams setup to address critical and escalated customer issues.• Good Collaboration with System Program Management, Product Management, System Engineering and Verification teams.• Comprehensive liaison with customer executive leadership – Succinct reports, crisp presentations and briefing for exec-level customer meetings.• Extensive experience in establishing new teams – Planning, hiring, training, Setting Goals and Performance management, Salary & rewards management, Career Planning & Coaching, Mentoring, Retention of top talent, Employee Engagement etc.• Fan of Continuous Optimisation and cost reduction. Improving current processes and establishing new one’s. Familiar with Six-Sigma methodologies and Quality Standards. • Overseeing of R&D lab eqpt imports, acquiring experimental radio licence and govt approvals, setting up and maintenance of Communication labs.• Described by co-workers as Enthusiastic, Diligent, Thorough, Helpful, Visionary and Ambitious.• Passionate about Planning, Execution, Continuous Improvement, Optimisation and Constant Learning.